Chapter 176: The Internal Disciple Competition Begins

Chapter 176: The Internal Disciple Competition Begins

Chapter 176: The Internal Disciple Competition Begins

"Considering your decent performance this time, I'll spare you for now."

After dispersing the flame barriers, Gu He smiled at the Wuhu Guardian.

Upon hearing this, the initially despondent Wuhu Guardian suddenly became overjoyed. "Thank you for sparing my life, sir! I promise that after I leave, I won't reveal any of your information..."

Clearly, the Wuhu Guardian had misunderstood something and kept making assurances in front of Gu He.

"Leave? Who said I'm letting you leave?"

"You think I'm letting you go?"

At this, Gu He's face displayed a strange expression.

Could it be that the Wuhu Guardian had been rendered foolish by the beating?

Given the circumstances, sparing his life was already generous. Yet, he still harbored thoughts of leaving?

Seemingly lacking in intelligence.

"Aren't you planning to let me go?"

"Do you still want to imprison me?"

Hearing this, the Wuhu Guardian's expression changed, and he roared in anger.

"Do you think I'll just let you go like this?"

With a cold sneer, Gu He didn't wait for the Wuhu Guardian's angry retort. With a wave of his hand, a suction force surged out, drawing the Wuhu Guardian back into the jade bottle. Then, invisible flames poured in, maintaining a high temperature within the sealed bottle, keeping the Wuhu Guardian's soul in a state of severe injury.

After sealing the Wuhu Guardian again, Gu He let out a sigh of relief, his expression slightly grave.

He knew that what the Wuhu Guardian mentioned was just the tip of the iceberg of the formidable Soul Hall.

Even this small piece was enough to make him extremely wary.

At least, at his current level, he absolutely couldn't contend with the Soul Hall.

"Alas, if only I had a powerful backing." Thinking about his current situation, Gu He revealed a helpless expression.

The reason he acted so low-key, not daring to expose his true strength, was simply because he feared attracting the attention of the Soul Hall.

Elite internal disciples totaled 1,016, and each round of the competition eliminated half of them. Thus, ten rounds of matches were needed to determine the first place.

If the number of disciples continuing the competition became odd during the process, they would be fortunate to have a bye, and the disciple with a bye would directly advance to the next round.

...

On this day, the Yunlan Sect's internal square was crowded with people, bustling and noisy. Several thousand internal disciples gathered on the square.

In the middle of the internal square, the number of stages had increased from one to eight, with seven new stages added, arranged in two rows, neatly opposite each other.

Each stage on the east side had a grandstand with eleven seats. Every stage had an external elder and ten external disciples observing.

Throughout the internal sect, with five or six thousand disciples divided among ten peaks, each peak had an internal elder as the peak master, two external elders as deputy peak masters, and several disciples responsible for managing and teaching the peak's disciples.

Each stage had an external elder presiding, and one disciple from each peak observed to ensure fairness.

In front of the internal square, a larger grandstand had been set up, with a platform on top where the ten peak masters and some external elders were located. From this platform, they could observe the situation on any stage.

"Who do you think will take first place in this internal disciple competition?"

"Of course, it will be Senior Sister Nalan. I heard her cultivation level has already reached the six-star Dou Practitioner realm. She's also the direct disciple of the Sect Master, so she's definitely going to be the first in the internal competition."

"The Grand Elder's grandson, Senior Brother Yun Luo, is also very powerful. He entered the two-star Dou Practitioner realm last year. Besides Senior Sister Nalan, I think no one is Senior Brother Yun Luo's opponent this time."

"Senior Brother Lin Hao is also very strong. He's the direct disciple of the Second Elder. He entered the top twenty of the internal sect last year. After another year, his strength may have surpassed Senior Brother Yun Luo!"

"In my opinion, the top three this time should be Senior Sister Nalan, Senior Brother Yun, and Senior Brother Lin. This estimation is probably beyond dispute."

(End of this chapter)

{Note: Well you may be disappointed, but this competition thing will be wrapped pretty fast. }

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